COVID-19: FG DONATES 139 TRUCKLOAD OF FOODSTUFF TO KANO STATE GOVERNMENT
The Federal Government has donated a total of 139 truck-loads of assorted foodstuff which is equivalent to 5,318 metric tons to the Kano State Government, for distribution to the less-privileged, and people living with disabilities as palliatives against the effect of COVID-19.
The relief items were 10 trucks of rice; 2,438 metric tonnes of Maize; 1,380 metric tonnes of millet and 900 metric tonnes of sorghum in a total of 139 trucks each ferrying 60 metric tons to feed 300,000 households.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, who made this announcement, yesterday, disclosed that the10 trucks of rice came from the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), while maize, millet, and sorghum were drawn from the country’s strategic food reserves as authorized by President Muhammadu Buhari.
She urged the Kano State government to “ensure that the poor and vulnerable, including the elderly and persons living with disabilities, are prioritized in the distribution of these relief materials because they are the most affected in times of crisis.”
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